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Vidyo Cuts in Half the Entry Price for Dual Screen HD Videoconferencing Room Systems
VidyoRoom HD–50 Available for Under $2,000
Interop Las Vegas, NV (May 19, 2009) – Vidyo®, Inc., the first company to deliver personal telepresence, today announced another breakthrough in the cost of HD videoconferencing room systems with the introduction of the VidyoRoom™ HD–50. Priced at $1995, the VidyoRoom HD–50 delivers up to 720p resolution. A certified USB–based HD video camera can be connected to complete the system. The dual–display HD system seamlessly interacts with VidyoDesktop™ clients, allowing conference participants to join a telepresence–like HD room video conference from their home, office or on the road, over converged IP networks such as the Internet. Vidyo will be demonstrating the VidyoRoom HD–50 this week at Interop Las Vegas, Booth #963
VidyoConferencing™ is the first conferencing solution that enables endpoints to seamlessly interoperate from HD room systems to laptops within the same conference via converged IP networks, without the requirement of an MCU.
"Vidyo has once again shaken up the status quo in the videoconferencing world," said Ofer Shapiro, Vidyo CEO. "Up until now a videoconferencing endpoint capable of encoding HD video for under $2,000 was unheard of. In addition, it can be deployed on a DSL or cable modem Internet connection, making it Opex as well Capex–friendly."
VidyoRoom HD–50 Features
The VidyoRoom HD–50 system is a natural extension to the way people normally work. It is simple to configure, easy to use, and supports both voice–activated and continuous presence layouts.
- The HD-50 encodes up to 720p and supports dual monitors to display conference participants on one monitor and shared applications on the other
- Flexible conference control options facilitate set–up and management, using either the VidyoPortal™ or a remote control device
- Certified USB–based HD video camera can be connected
The new product features the same intuitive, directory driven, GUI as Vidyo´s other products and is operated with an IR remote control. Vidyo conferences are initiated quickly and easily with "one–click" entry into a private meeting room through the VidyoPortal. Since the HD–50 offers full and automatic integration with the VidyoPortal user database, there is no need for the user to maintain a local address book.
Of particular note, the VidyoRoom interoperates seamlessly with VidyoDesktop clients, making it possible for people to join a conference from their home office or from their laptop, anywhere they happen to be. The system has been uniquely designed for use over converged IP networks, yet achieves a level of video quality unequaled by videoconferencing solutions that require dedicated bandwidth to perform at their best.
Vidyo launched the VidyoConferencing product family in 2008. It is the world´s first scalable coding enabled videoconferencing system. Vidyo is the first company to license technology and deliver products built upon an entirely new videoconferencing architecture that utilizes the H.264/SVC video compression standard, approved in late 2007.
About Vidyo, Inc
Vidyo, Inc. is making personal telepresence a reality. Personal telepresence enables anyone, anywhere and at any time to communicate in multi–party video conferences using a personal computer, with HD quality over converged IP networks. Leveraging its patented technologies built on the new H.264 Scalable Video Coding (SVC) standard, Vidyo delivers the industry´s best error resilience and lowest latency videoconferencing over the Internet and general–purpose networks. Vidyo´s technology for OEMs and end–to–end product solutions for enterprises support point–to–point and multi–point connections that include a variety of different platforms ranging from Mac & Windows desktops to dedicated room solutions. Vidyo has achieved international recognition, and industry accolades including a DemoGod award, Best of Interop, and Frost & Sullivan´s 2009 Conferencing and Collaboration Product of the Year for its ground-breaking technology. Based in Hackensack New Jersey and founded in 2005, Vidyo is backed by top tier venture capital investors, including Menlo Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds, Rho Ventures, and Star Ventures. Learn more at www.vidyo.com.
Contact:
Benita Kenn
Director, Public Relations
650-906-3638
benita@vidyo.com
